Survival of intestinal spirochaete strains from chickens in the presence of disinfectants and in faeces held at different temperatures

Avian Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 639-643

  Phillips, N D ^a   La, T ^a   Hampson, D J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIRD DISEASE; BRACHYSPIRA; CECUM; CHICKEN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CECUM; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; POULTRY DISEASES; SERPULINA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA INTERMEDIA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SPIROCHAETA; SPIROCHAETES; SUIDAE;

EID: 1642443195     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450310001610677     Document Type: Article

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